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    HDMI Audio Issue

    My new HTPC is connected via HDMI to my TV. Sound is fine, until I change source, say to digital TV. When I select HDMI again there is no audio. I assumed it was a TV issue, however if I restart the computer or just put it into standby and awaken it immediately sound is restored. Does...
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    What DVB-T Twin Tuner?

    Prime consideration is quality of the reception and good support. Not interested in the software or remote (if there is one) that comes with the card. Will consider PCI or PCI-E. Haven't decided on which media centre software I will use, but will consider Windows only cards. Thanks.
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    No networking on XP/Vista

    Couldn't get online earlier. XP (Home SP3) showed limited or no connectivity. Booted to Vista (Home Premium SP1), same problem. Couldn't reach the router. Was assuming a hardware problem, but decided to boot from an Ubuntu Live CD, and all was fine. Typing this on it. Booting to...
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    Reboot on Standby

    When I suspend (from Win XP Home SP2) my machine immediately reboots. Machine is stable otherwise (am having a boot problem with Linux, but it is unclear if that's related). Athlon 64 3400+ Asus K8N BIOS 1011 (1011 BETA005 on boot screen) 2x 1GB Crucual DDR400 @ DDR333 ATI X800Pro @ ATI...
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    Memory Hell

    After flashing my BIOS yesterday my machine was unstable. Traced it today to some sort of memory problem: BIOS - K8N Neo Platinum - wouldn't complete the memory check (have it disabled normally, so didn't pick up the problem immediately). Problem was always at very top of memory, so took out...
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    512MB cards from ATI this year?

    "That was ATI's seminar where the speaker dropped some hints at the future interesting technologies and extension of the current ones without naming definite terms or solutions. When it slipped out that video cards with 512 MB memory onboard will come this year Richard said that there was...
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    Newcastle to have only 256KB L2 cache?

    Surely BS? http://www.digitimes.com/NewsShow/A...s=A8&seq=45 Derek
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    Michael's Computers ????

    Is this place a spoof? http://www.michaelscomputers.com/MX51Notebooks3a.htm Some of the claims there are interesting to say the least! Not that I'm planning to buy, I was just curious. Derek